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Few historians have argued so persuasively as Bernard S. Bachrach for the study of warfare as demanding of scholarly attention. In his many publications Bachrach has established unequivocally the relevance of military activity for an understanding of medieval European societies, polities, and mentalities. In so doing he has helped to define the sta
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Bibliography of publications by Bernard S. Bachrach.
Part 1: The History and Historiography of War in Late Antique and Early Medieval Europe: The Roman frontier along the Upper Danube in Late Antiquity. War and peace in the Acta of the Merovingian church councils. Reflections on Alfred the Great as a military leader. Conrad II (990-1039), the first medieval emperor of three kingdoms. Maps of French history before the atlas of Auguste Longnon.
Part 2 Warfare in the East in the Crusading Era: A medieval siege of Troy: the fight to the death at Acre, 1189-1191 or the tears of a' alAua,[yen] al-DA"n. King Richard's plan for the Battle of ArsA"f/Arsur, 1191. Crusading warfare, chivalry and the enslavement of women and children. The Catalan company in the East: evolution of a wandering army (1303-1311).
Part 3 European Warfare in the Central and Later Middle Ages: A decisive century in the struggle against Islam in Iberia, ca. 1031-1157: grand strategic perspectives. Contrary winds: theories of history and the limits of Sachkritik. Women in the context of romanesque combat scenes in Spain and France: virtue, judgment and rape. The Battle of Bouvines 27 July 1214. King Edward I's military bureaucracy: the case of Peter of Dunwich. The trebuchets of the Tower. The military obligations of the Danish church in the High Middle Ages. The implications of the Anonimo Romano account of the Battle of Crecy.
About the author
Dr Gregory Halfond is Associate Professor of History at Framingham State University, USA.
Summary
Few historians have argued so persuasively as Bernard S. Bachrach for the study of warfare as demanding of scholarly attention. In his many publications Bachrach has established unequivocally the relevance of military activity for an understanding of medieval European societies, polities, and mentalities. In so doing he has helped to define the sta
